Randy
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- [ RAN-dee ]
- English
Diminutive of RANDALL, RANDOLF or MIRANDA.
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| RANDEL male Medieval English Medieval diminutive of RANDOLF and other names beginning with the Germanic element rand meaning "rim (of a shield)". | |||||||||||||||||||
| RANDOLF male English From the Germanic elements rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" and wulf meaning "wolf". The Normans brought this name to England, where there existed already an Old Norse cognate Randúlfr, which had been introduced by Scandinavian settlers. Randolf became rare after the Middle Ages, though it was revived in the 18th century (usually in the spelling Randolph). | |||||||||||||||||||
| RANDOLF male English From the Germanic elements rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" and wulf meaning "wolf". The Normans brought this name to England, where there existed already an Old Norse cognate Randúlfr, which had been introduced by Scandinavian settlers. Randolf became rare after the Middle Ages, though it was revived in the 18th century (usually in the spelling Randolph). | |||||||||||||||||||
| MIRANDA female English, Dutch Derived from Latin mirandus meaning "admirable, wonderful". The name was created by Shakespeare for the heroine in his play 'The Tempest' (1611), about a father and daughter stranded on an island. It did not become a common English given name until the 20th century. This is also the name of one of the moons of Uranus, named after the Shakespearian character. | |||||||||||||||||||
| FULL FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Marinda, Miranda, Myranda, Randall, Randolf, Randolph |
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT GERMANIC: Randulf |
| ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Randúlfr |
| DUTCH: Miranda |
| ENGLISH: Randi |
| MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Randel |
| SCOTTISH: Ranulf, Ranulph |
| OTHER FORMS |
| ANCIENT GERMANIC: Randulf |
| ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Randúlfr |
| ENGLISH: Randal, Randall, Randell, Randolf, Randolph |
| MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Randel |
| SCOTTISH: Ranulf, Ranulph |